DeWitt board approves zoning changes

DeWitt officials have approved zoning changes that will make it much more difficult to build a coal gasification plant at the site of an old cement factory, Town Supervisor Ed Michalenko said.

The board adopted a new zoning map that allows the area to be developed only for high-tech, not industrial use, he said. The new map made similar changes elsewhere in the town, including the north area along Interstate 481.

The town has been working to update its zoning for about three years. And there's more to come.

"It's our intent to establish a conservation overlay district to protect wetlands and flood plains throughout the town," Michalenko said.